(2) The fee prescribed by this regulation is inclusive of goods and services tax under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985.

MARIE SHROFF, Clerk of the Executive Council.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification in the Gazette, prescribe a fee of $1,631.00 for the giving of a notice under section 144 (1) of the Copyright Act 1994, Section 144 provides, in relation to certain kinds of copyright works, that the owner of copyright may give a notice to the Comptroller of Customs. The notice requests the Comptroller to inform the owner if the Comptroller becomes aware that an infringing copy of the work is intended to be imported or if an infringing copy of the work comes into the control of the Customs. A notice may last for a maximum period of 5 years.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 11 April 1995.

These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.

Wellington, New Zealand: Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government-1995